Babi's Houska

Name: Babi's Houska
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 14 grams envelopes active dry yeast; 10 Tbsps butter, plus more to brush top of houska, if desired; 3 larges egg yolks; 1 liters all-purpose flour, divided; 118 milliliters golden raisins, plus more if desired; 0 teaspoons ground mace; 237 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 1 large whole egg

Babi's Houska might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 10 servings with 451 calories, 10g of protein, and 15g of fat each. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up salt, butter, ground mace, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Combine milk and sugar in a small saucepan over high heat.

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Sugar

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Heat just until small bubbles appear around edges.

Remove from heat. Stir in butter until melted; add salt.

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Butter

Salt

Let mixture cool to warm.

Dissolve yeast in about 1/4 cup warm water.

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Water

Yeast

Transfer milk mixture to bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment.

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Milk

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Add yeast mixture, and beat in 1 whole egg and 3 egg yolks.

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Egg Yolk

Egg

Yeast

Add 3 cups flour and mace, and beat until smooth. Fit mixer with dough hook.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Ground Mace

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Blender

Add remaining 2 to 3 cups flour, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition, until smooth and elastic, not sticky.

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All Purpose Flour

Add raisins, and mix well to combine.

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Raisins

Sprinkle a little flour over dough, place in a large bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place about 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in bulk.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Place dough on a floured surface, and divide into 8 balls: 3 large (softball-size), 3 medium (tennis ball-size), and 2 small (slightly larger than golf ball-size). Knead each ball well.

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Dough

Roll large balls into 16-inch ropes, and braid together.

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Roll

Place on a baking pan. Repeat with medium balls, and place braid on top of first braid. Repeat again with small balls; place braid on top of second braid. (You may need to secure ropes with toothpicks to avoid slippage during rising and baking.) Cover and let rise 1 hour.

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